Impact AI/ML Scientist — Analytic Capabilities

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a PhD-level researcher to join the Analytic Capabilities Group. You will tackle challenging research, engineering, and analytical tasks that support national security, using scalable software, AI, data science, and visualization across cybersecurity, social media analysis, healthcare, and image processing.

The role invites collaboration with a diverse team, applying AI and ML techniques, computational social science, and

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Ability to obtain Interim Secret security clearance by start date and ultimately Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience with modern UI frameworks or AI systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a passionate team on cutting-edge solutions addressing national priorities and real-world impact.
• Work on projects applying AI, ML, computational social science, data science, software engineering, DevOps, signal and image processing, and mathematics.

Skills

Python

Javascript

Java

Kotlin

C++

AI assurance

Explainable AI

LLM engineering

Prompt design

RAG

Agentic frameworks

Vue

React

Angular

Education

PhD in Computer Science

PhD in Mathematics

PhD in Engineering

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a PhD-level researcher to join the Analytic Capabilities Group. You will tackle challenging research, engineering, and analytical tasks that support national security, using scalable software, AI, data science, and visualization across cybersecurity, social media analysis, healthcare, and image processing.

The role invites collaboration with a diverse team, applying AI and ML techniques, computational social science, and